IWRBS

Question 1

is said to be an entry way to the dharma.

Answer 1

dana paramita

Question 2

Buddhist morality is not about unquestioning obedience to
a list of rules. Yes, there are precepts, but the precepts are
something like training wheels. They guide us until we find
our own balance. An enlightenment being is said to respond
correctly to all situations without having to consult a list of
rules.

Answer 2

sila paramita

Question 3

is patience, tolerance (pagpaparaya), forbearance
(pagtitiis), endurance , or composure. It literally means “able
to withstand”.

Answer 3

ksanti paramita

Question 4

It is said there are three dimensions to
ksanti:

Answer 4

The ability to endure personal hardship

Patience with others

Acceptance of truth

Question 5

begins with acceptance of four
noble of truths, including the truth of suffering (dukkha).
Through practice our attention turns away from our own
suffering and toward the suffering of others.

Answer 5

ksanti paramita

Question 6

is energy or zeal. It comes from an ancient Indian –
Iranian word that means “hero”, and it is also the root of
the English word “virile”

Answer 6

virya paramita

Question 7

also means “concentration”, and in this
case great concentration is applied to achieve
clarity and insight.

A word closely related to dhyana is samadhi, which
means “concentration”. Samadhi refers to a
single-pointed concentration in which all sense of
self falls away.

Answer 7

dyana paramita

Question 8

In Mahayana Buddhism, wisdom is the
direct and intimate realization of sunyata,
or emptiness. Very simply, this is the
teaching that all phenomena are without
self-essence.

Answer 8

prajna paramita

Question 9

he wrote the Sixth
Paramita is Prajan, the raison d’etre of the
Buddha Way.

Answer 9

Robert Aitken Roshi

Question 10

All phenomena are without self – essence may not strike
you as especially wise, but as you work with prajna
teachingthe significance of sunyata becomes more and more
evident, and importance of sunyata to Mahayana Buddhism
cannot be overstated.

Answer 10

prajna paramita

Question 11

There are three Pure Precepts, called the Three
Root Precepts are practiced in some Mahayana
schools. They are said to be the basis of all Buddhist
morality.

Answer 11

To do no evil

To do good

To save all beings.

Question 12

In his
book of being: Moral and Ethical Teaching of Zen
Buddhism, John Daido Loori Roshi, wrote them this
way.

Answer 12

Not creating evil

Practicing good

Actualizing good for others

Question 13

-this is a compassionate wish to realize
enlightenment for all beings, not just oneself – is
at the heart of Mahayana Buddhism.

Answer 13

bodhichitta

Question 14

founder of confucianism

Answer 14

confucius

Question 15

disciples of confucius

Answer 15

mencius, hzun tzu

Question 16

6 confucianism beliefs

Answer 16

li
hsiao
yi
xin
jen
chung

Question 17

includes ritual, propriety, etiquette, etc

Answer 17

li

Question 18

love within the family, love of parents for their children and love of children for their parents

Answer 18

hsiao

Question 19

righteousness

Answer 19

yi

Question 20

honesty and trustworthiness

Answer 20

xin

Question 21

benevolence, humaness towards others, the highest confucian virtue

Answer 21

jen

Question 22

loyalty lo the state

Answer 22

chung

Question 23

5 classics of confucianism

Answer 23

books of changes
books of history
books of songs
books of rites
the annals of spring and autumn

Question 24

is a manual of divination, to assist in seeing future consist of a series ancient of together with later commentaries

Answer 24

book of changes

Question 25

a collections of document ascribed to emperors down to the early chou dynasty

Answer 25

book of history

Question 26

a collection of 300 short poems most of which belonged to chou period in which confucius lived

Answer 26

book of songs

Question 27

is a code of rules about worship and about social and relationship . it remains to this day authoritative guide for Chinese ethics

Answer 27

book of rites

Question 28

records events in the state of lu hundred years

Answer 28

the annals of spring and autumn

Question 29

4 books of confucianism

Answer 29

the great learning the doctrine of the mean the acalects the mencius

Question 30

originally one chapter in the book of rites, it consists of short main text attributed to confucius and nine commentary bg zeng zi

Answer 30

the great learning

Question 31

another chapter in the book of rites, attributed to confucius' grandson zisi

Answer 31

the doctrine of the mean

Question 32

a compilation of speeches by confucius and his disciples

Answer 32

the analects

Question 33

a collection of conversations of the scholar mencius with kings of his time

Answer 33

the mencius

Question 34

4 life passages of confucianism

Answer 34

birth reaching maturity marriage death

Question 35

six stages in marriage

Answer 35

proposal engagement dowry procession morning after marriage and reception

Question 36

father of taoism

Answer 36

lao tzu

Question 37

the way or the path

Answer 37

tao

Question 38

virtue

Answer 38

te

Question 39

laws

Answer 39

ching

Question 40

traditional author of tao te ching

Answer 40

lao tzu

Question 41

founding father of taoism

Answer 41

tao tzu

Question 42

the women side

Answer 42

dark side (ying)

Question 43

the side of men

Answer 43

light side (yang)

Question 44

a series of poems that can be considered to be a work of philosophy, a treatise on how to run a government

Answer 44

tao te ching

Question 45

took the taoist position of lao tzu and took over

Answer 45

chuang tzu

Question 46

development of taoism

Answer 46

yang hsiung wang ch'ung huai nan tzu lieh tzu and yang chu

Question 47

was an exponent of what he called hsuan (great mystery) he is well known for his doctrine that human nature is a mixture of good and evil

Answer 47

yang hsiung

Question 48

he was a taoist in terms of metaphysics which he combined with certain confucius ideas

Answer 48

wang ch'ung

Question 49

was a prince of huai nan and forest taoist. he was not original in his writings but gave taoism further prominence. he came to a tragic end as he plotted a rebellion, failed and committed suicide

Answer 49

huai nan tzu

Question 50

it is a philosophy or world view that directly challenges the notion of progress and what may be considered the faith based claims of optism

Answer 50

pessimism

Question 51

taoism is the pessimism taoism is the hedonism

Answer 51

lieh tzu and yang cbu

Question 52

5 agents of taoism

Answer 52

metal, wood, fire, earth, water

Question 53

is a native religion of japan. it involves the worshipnof kami which could be translated to mean gods

Answer 53

shintoism

Question 54

exalted male

Answer 54

izanagi no mikomoto

Question 55

exalted female

Answer 55

izanami no mikoto

Question 56

the kami's creative and harmonizing powers

Answer 56

musuhi

Question 57

sincerity or true heart in shintoism

Answer 57

makoto

Question 58

all of humanity is regarded as

Answer 58

kami's child

Question 59

4 affirmations of shintoism

Answer 59

tradition and the family love of nature physical cleanliness matsuri

Question 60

shinto ceremonies consists of

Answer 60

abstinence offerings prayers purification

Question 61

5 main virtues of confucianism

Answer 61

humaness righteousness